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athena jones, cnn, washington. >>> and cnn newsroom continues with fred. >> have a great day. >> i'm going to go home and turn back my clock before i forget. >> that's right. we'll see you an hour earlier tomorrow. thanks so much. appreciate that. the countdown is on indeed. election day is just three days away now. the presidential candidates are making a huge final push in the battleground states. today president obama campaigns in ohio, wisconsin, iowa and virginia. mitt romney stumping in new hampshire, iowa, and colorado. they're running mates are also going nonstop. vice president is in colorado and paul ryan is holding rallies in pennsylvania, virginia, florida, and ohio. so ohio indeed could be the biggest battleground of the election. the race there is very tight. a just released cnn/orc poll shows obama ahead by just three points, well within the margin of error. an nbc/"wall street journal" poll shows a wider gap with obama leading by six points. president obama is about to speak at a rally in mentor, ohio. he is at least in the building, we understand. and so is our white
athena jones, cnn, washington. >>> and cnn newsroom continues with fred. >> have a great day. >> i'm going to go home and turn back my clock before i forget. >> that's right. we'll see you an hour earlier tomorrow. thanks so much. appreciate that. the countdown is on indeed. election day is just three days away now. the presidential candidates are making a huge final push in the battleground states. today president obama campaigns in ohio, wisconsin, iowa and...
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are you feeling that in washington right now? >> well, you know, we've been continuing to offer compromises. about 30 minutes ago, i was on the floor, and i offered to vote for the rebuild. while many in the media -- >> hang on. again -- >> you're in the middle of my answers here. >> i'm asking you to answer the question. i don't want talking points. with all due respect. do you feel the public sentiment in washington? >> this isn't a talking point, i'm trying to tell you what we did 30 minutes ago on the floor. >> i'm not asking you what you did. with all due respect, i'm asking you if you feel how the public feels in washington. you don't have to tell me what you did. but are you feeling? do you understand how people feel about this? >> we're just getting started. the best of no talking points next. >>> before the break we showed you how no talking points got started. on this final weekend before the election. let's take a little trip down memory lane. here's some of our best memorable no talking points moments. it's time now f
are you feeling that in washington right now? >> well, you know, we've been continuing to offer compromises. about 30 minutes ago, i was on the floor, and i offered to vote for the rebuild. while many in the media -- >> hang on. again -- >> you're in the middle of my answers here. >> i'm asking you to answer the question. i don't want talking points. with all due respect. do you feel the public sentiment in washington? >> this isn't a talking point, i'm trying to...
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by the way, the president he was right the other day when he said he can't change washington from the inside, only from the outside. we're going to give him that chance soon. [ crowd chanting ] now when i'm elected, i'm going to work with republicans and democrats in congress, meet regularly with their leaders. i'm going to endeavor to find the good men and good women on both sides of the aisle that care more about the country than they do about politics. if the president were to be re-elected, of course, he will continue his war on coal, oil and natural gas. when i'm elected, we're going to change course to build jobs, help with prices at the pump and achieve oil independence in eight years. if the president were to be re-elected, he would continue to crush small business with his plan to raise taxes, to expand regulations, to impose obamacare. i care about small business. i see it as a means for people to fulfill their dreams. last week i met rhoda elliott, virginia, richmond, she had been running her family restaurant for years, a business that's been in her family, bill's barbecue
by the way, the president he was right the other day when he said he can't change washington from the inside, only from the outside. we're going to give him that chance soon. [ crowd chanting ] now when i'm elected, i'm going to work with republicans and democrats in congress, meet regularly with their leaders. i'm going to endeavor to find the good men and good women on both sides of the aisle that care more about the country than they do about politics. if the president were to be re-elected,...
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there's some things we don't want washington to do. the politicians in washington most of whom are male to control health care decisions that women can make for themselves. now, for eight years, we had a president who shares these beliefs, his name was bill clinton. and you know, his economic plan, when he first came into office, he asked the wealthiest americans to pay a little bit more so we could reduce our deficit and still invest in the skills and ideas of our people. and you know what? at the time, the republicans in congress and a senate candidate by the name of mitt romney, i don't want you to boo, i want you to vote. i want you to vote. but a republican candidate by the name of mitt romney said, bill clinton's plans would hurt the economy and kill jobs. turns out his math was just as bad then as it is now. because by the end of president clinton's second term, america created 23 million new jobs and incomes were up and poverty was down and our deficit had turned into a surplus. so florida, we know that our ideas work. we also
there's some things we don't want washington to do. the politicians in washington most of whom are male to control health care decisions that women can make for themselves. now, for eight years, we had a president who shares these beliefs, his name was bill clinton. and you know, his economic plan, when he first came into office, he asked the wealthiest americans to pay a little bit more so we could reduce our deficit and still invest in the skills and ideas of our people. and you know what? at...
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, so that he could have more partisanship in washington, d.c. now if you want it, you can have it. the people of indiana don't want it, congressman joe donnelly his opponent was ahead by 11 points in the most recent polls, you're going to change that. but it will all be for naught if you reward him by not electing president obama. if you want cooperation over conflict, if you want people to walk through the same door and sit down at the same table and behave like grown-ups, you have to re-elect president obama. [ cheers and applause ] >> former president bill clinton stumping for president barack obama. election day just two days away and so could former president clinton make a real difference in the outcome of the election? and how about the economy? we'll talk about what could be a deciding factor come election day. maybe somewhere around my house. mine's just, right over that way. well you can find out exactly where it is using bing elections. it's a good day for politics. which way do you lean politically? conservative. republican. well, us
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the status quo in washington is fierce. over the last four years that status quo has fought us every step of the way. they spent millions trying to stop us from reforming the health care system. spent millions trying to prevent us from reforming wall street. they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress refusing to compromise on ideas that both democrats and republicans had agreed to in the past. what they're counting on now is that you're iffing to be so tired of all the squabbling, so tired of all the dysfunction that you're just going to give up and walk away and leave them -- leave them right where they are. pulling the strings and levers and you lock out of the decisions that impact your lives. in other words i'm not making a partisan point here when the other party has been willing to work with me, to cut middle class taxes for families and small businesses or some courageous republican senators crossing the aisle to support the repeal of don't ask don't tell. we're not democrats or republicans first. we're ameri
the status quo in washington is fierce. over the last four years that status quo has fought us every step of the way. they spent millions trying to stop us from reforming the health care system. spent millions trying to prevent us from reforming wall street. they engineered a strategy of gridlock in congress refusing to compromise on ideas that both democrats and republicans had agreed to in the past. what they're counting on now is that you're iffing to be so tired of all the squabbling, so...
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cnn political editor paul steinhauser joins me from washington. first of all, is this not nuts that we're talking about this? aren't you supposed to be on vacation with everyone else? >> yeah, i really do need a vacation but you're right. natalie, it never really ends. with nun election ending, the next one begins. rubio is definitely a rising star. he's well-loved by fiscal conservatives, tea party types as well. he's getting a lot of attention because of also his push on immigration reform, getting a lot of attention. i'd say he's one of a dozen republicans who may be think being running for president in 2016, but of all those, he's the only one so far since the election actually gone to iowa. this was a dinner for iowa's republican dinner and a fund-raiser as well. as for 2016, here is what rubio said. >> look, let's just address right up front the elephant in the room because anytime anyone makes a trip to iowa people start speculating about what you're going to do in the future. let me just be blunt, i am not now, nor will i ever be a candida
cnn political editor paul steinhauser joins me from washington. first of all, is this not nuts that we're talking about this? aren't you supposed to be on vacation with everyone else? >> yeah, i really do need a vacation but you're right. natalie, it never really ends. with nun election ending, the next one begins. rubio is definitely a rising star. he's well-loved by fiscal conservatives, tea party types as well. he's getting a lot of attention because of also his push on immigration...
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only about twice as big as washington d.c. predominantly palestinian. the economy there is quite bad, and unemployment is very high. fwloebl firepower.com has called israel, the tenth most powerful military in the world. let's break that down and see why. they have compulsery military service. that means every young person must go into the military for a while. 176,000 active troops are available, and they have about a half million that they can call from the reserves very quickly. ground forces also impressive. some 3,000 tanks. you can't all the artillery piece and you get about 12,000 units that can operate on the ground, and, of course, their air force is formidable. about 800 aircraft including some 200 helicopters. this is largely what they've used to have these strikes within gaza. now if look at hamas, their forces are much smaller in terms of their official forces certainly. if you look at people who are really in uniform, soldiers, police, whatever you want to call it, about 12,500. of course, they have nothing like the weapons that the israel
only about twice as big as washington d.c. predominantly palestinian. the economy there is quite bad, and unemployment is very high. fwloebl firepower.com has called israel, the tenth most powerful military in the world. let's break that down and see why. they have compulsery military service. that means every young person must go into the military for a while. 176,000 active troops are available, and they have about a half million that they can call from the reserves very quickly. ground...
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he's not in washington. some say he ought to be back in washington dealing with this situation instead of taking a tour of asia. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, the trip to asia is long planned. obviously he has important interests in that part of the world as well. having covered the president, i was a white house correspondent when bill clinton was president, look, wherever he is in the world, he's got people with him. his national security advisers, he can communicate, he's on the phone whether from air force one or a hotel or wherever he is. he's got secure communications. i'm sure he's on top of this development. the u.s. has critically important interests in the middle east with the israelis and the arabs. i'm sure the president is all over this even as he's engaging in his asian tour. would he have more time if he were just in washington at the white house? obviously. but i think he's all over it. he's got his people, top national security advisers who are focused very, very intensely on what
he's not in washington. some say he ought to be back in washington dealing with this situation instead of taking a tour of asia. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, the trip to asia is long planned. obviously he has important interests in that part of the world as well. having covered the president, i was a white house correspondent when bill clinton was president, look, wherever he is in the world, he's got people with him. his national security advisers, he can communicate, he's on...
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> here in the states i told you earlier about a big pile-up in south texas. now we're getting some aerial views of it. it is pretty phenomenal. 50-vehicle pile-up there. you can see near beaumont, texas, on i-10, which is a major thoroughfare there. we understand that traffic has been stopped in both directions there as it runs about 70 miles to the east of houston, texas. there you can see vehicles of all sorts that are involved in this sizable pile-up. we don't have any confirmation about injuries or fatalities, but just looking at the debris field there, it's quite extraordinary. you have first responders from all parts of jefferson county that are there on the scene and, of course, we get you more information. we understand that a contributing factor may have been dense fog. the crash happened at about 8:45 local time this morning. we'll bring you more information as we get it. >>> now, we've also been talking a lot about the cease-fire between the israelis and hamas, but another battle continues in the middle east. that in syria the besieged city of ale
brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> here in the states i told you earlier about a big pile-up in south texas. now we're getting some aerial views of it. it is pretty phenomenal. 50-vehicle pile-up there. you can see near beaumont, texas, on i-10, which is a major thoroughfare there. we understand that traffic has been stopped in both directions there as it runs about 70 miles to the east of houston, texas. there you can see vehicles of all sorts that are involved in this sizable pile-up....
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we'll zoom into gaza, take a look, gaza is roughly twice the size of washington, d.c. and in this area you have squeezed into the area, a population of 1.7 million people. you have areas in gaza, very densely populated. i'm just using the example of gaza city, it is one of the areas that is very densely populated. they're focusing on the terrorist infrastructure and can hit various areas. 7.6 million people in israel, israel is only the size of new jersey. you heard officials talk many times how people have been living in fear of rocket attacks. some of those are in southern israel. and part of the area you're seeing here, the hamas rockets according to the evidence we have been able to see, we saw one the other day that was able to land in this area. this is just a sign of how many densely populated cities there are in that area. one more really important thing to keep in mind, folks, as you watch, the west bank is run by fatah, and it is gaza that is run by hamas. now, that is just a look at the broader implications in the region. first, listen to tony blair. >> the
we'll zoom into gaza, take a look, gaza is roughly twice the size of washington, d.c. and in this area you have squeezed into the area, a population of 1.7 million people. you have areas in gaza, very densely populated. i'm just using the example of gaza city, it is one of the areas that is very densely populated. they're focusing on the terrorist infrastructure and can hit various areas. 7.6 million people in israel, israel is only the size of new jersey. you heard officials talk many times...
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this went through an interagency process in washington 1/2. it had to be signed off by various members of the white house, members of the nfc. the only words they changed along with the state department was changing the words to diplomatic facility in the -- from the mission. and so they had nothing to do with the intelligence assessment at all. so there's still some question of exactly where in this process that the names were changed to the more generic reference to terror. >> you're not in new york city, that skyline behind you is mountain view, california. eric schmidt, it sounds like you were in that closed door meeting, we know you weren't, but thank you for joining us. >>> there was a story that went unreported on election night. mitt romney's landslide, he actually had many of them across the country in his loss to barack obama. we went to king county, texas where president obama suffered his most severe shellacking. >> reporter: what do you think of barack obama's first term? >> ain't worth a damn. i don't agree with anything he done.
this went through an interagency process in washington 1/2. it had to be signed off by various members of the white house, members of the nfc. the only words they changed along with the state department was changing the words to diplomatic facility in the -- from the mission. and so they had nothing to do with the intelligence assessment at all. so there's still some question of exactly where in this process that the names were changed to the more generic reference to terror. >> you're...
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>> thank you so much from washington. so general petraeus was originally scheduled to testify before congress. libya, you heard athena reporting on that. lawmakers may still compel him to, at some point. instead, acting director michael mc morell will take over. general michael hayden has more on why. >> there is reasons that general petraeus will testify but frankly you want the agency to testify. you want someone who is knowledgeable about the event, what the agency knew, what the agency did, and mike morell is fully qualified to do that. now, at some later date they may want general petraeus to come back and give his personal perceptions. i understand that. but the hearing will go on and the c i'm a will tell what it knew about that event. >> michael morell is filling in as cia correct director. >>> an afghan girl testified today. staff sergeant robert bales is accused of killing 16 afghan villagers in march. the 7-year-old described via satellite how she hit behind her father as he was killed. today's hearing held at
>> thank you so much from washington. so general petraeus was originally scheduled to testify before congress. libya, you heard athena reporting on that. lawmakers may still compel him to, at some point. instead, acting director michael mc morell will take over. general michael hayden has more on why. >> there is reasons that general petraeus will testify but frankly you want the agency to testify. you want someone who is knowledgeable about the event, what the agency knew, what the...
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carol is a reporter at the washington post. thank you very much for joining us. >> happy to be here, gary. >> what do you know about agent fred rhumphries and why was he o motivated to investigate those e-mails. something like that should not and would not rise to an fbi probe? >> it's a great question, and what we found out was the way he was being described was really inaccurate. people had initially reported and republican leaders had described him as a whistleblower who came forward, complaining to cantor, house majority leader cantor's office because he was worried the fbi investigation that uncovered an affair by the cia director david petraeus was stalled for political reasons. it was implied he was concerned about the progress of this case and worried about it being shelved improperly. what we found in our reporting is sources very close to humphries and aware of his account, briefed on his information, tell us quite a different story about the agent. he's a tampa agent who had a long-standing sort of social acquaintanc
carol is a reporter at the washington post. thank you very much for joining us. >> happy to be here, gary. >> what do you know about agent fred rhumphries and why was he o motivated to investigate those e-mails. something like that should not and would not rise to an fbi probe? >> it's a great question, and what we found out was the way he was being described was really inaccurate. people had initially reported and republican leaders had described him as a whistleblower who...
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folks here in washington hope there can be a turning point between republicans and democrats. after meeting with president obama before the thanksgiving holiday? >> well, i want to welcome the congressional leadership here. >> reporter: congressional leaders express optimism about reaching a deal to avoid $500 billion in increases set to take effect next year. >> we had a very constructive meeting with the president. >> we have a cornerstone to work something out. >> reporter: staffers have been working to figure something out, how to avoid taxes, and reduce spending on medicare. but it is not yet clear when the lawmakers and the president will meet next. and even if some progress is made this week, a final deal could still be a long way off. >> we rarely see the hill and the white house make decisions early. they tend to do better when they have a deadline. so i -- i would be pleasantly surprised to see it -- a deal emerge earlier than the end of the year, but we'll see. >> reporter: and martin, even though there is not another meeting between the president and lawmakers on t
folks here in washington hope there can be a turning point between republicans and democrats. after meeting with president obama before the thanksgiving holiday? >> well, i want to welcome the congressional leadership here. >> reporter: congressional leaders express optimism about reaching a deal to avoid $500 billion in increases set to take effect next year. >> we had a very constructive meeting with the president. >> we have a cornerstone to work something out....
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fire trucks raced to the department headquarters in washington shortly before noon. a flash fire as it's described in the duct work of the building forced everyone to evacuate and sent three people to hospital one in serious condition. construction workers were among the few people in the building because of the holiday weekend. >>> 38 days now before the fiscal cliff. lawmakers return to work monday trying to cut a deal. if congress and president obama fail to reach an agreement massive tax cuts and spending cuts automatically kick in january 1. anti-tax crusader slamming chambliss. he broke with norquist no tax break pledge. he cares more about his country than the pledge. >>> there were signs truce between israel and hamas is taking hold this weekend. palestinian sources say israel has eased restriction on gaza fishermen allowing them to go up to six miles from shore. the fishermen were restricted to three miles into the mediterranean. palestinian farmers resumed tending land. hamas official say egyptian and israeli officials are expected to meet monday to discuss
fire trucks raced to the department headquarters in washington shortly before noon. a flash fire as it's described in the duct work of the building forced everyone to evacuate and sent three people to hospital one in serious condition. construction workers were among the few people in the building because of the holiday weekend. >>> 38 days now before the fiscal cliff. lawmakers return to work monday trying to cut a deal. if congress and president obama fail to reach an agreement...
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these are live pictures from our washington affiliate, landover, maryland. these are striking walmart workers, who originally organized in a parking lot two blocks from a walmart store and now they're on their way over to that store. we don't know exactly what they're going to do once they get there. will they block shoppers on their way in, protest across the street? we'll have to wait and see. renee marsh is in landover hills, maryland, where those workers are headed. what does it look like from your vantage point, renee? >> reporter: right now, carol, i can tell you black friday, big shopping day. retailer like walmart wants people to be talking about those doorbuster sales. instead, we have a situation like this. take a look. you have the state troopers all lined up here in the event that there is a situation once this protest does get under way. here is what i can tell you about what we're expecting to happen here at this walmart here in maryland. i'm told that some four buses filled with people, an estimated 300 people will be making their way here to
these are live pictures from our washington affiliate, landover, maryland. these are striking walmart workers, who originally organized in a parking lot two blocks from a walmart store and now they're on their way over to that store. we don't know exactly what they're going to do once they get there. will they block shoppers on their way in, protest across the street? we'll have to wait and see. renee marsh is in landover hills, maryland, where those workers are headed. what does it look like...
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should washington be concerned about egypt's role in this conflict? >> reporter: well, first off, we should point out that at this point it is not clear what egypt's role is in this conflict. it is not clear if what we're hearing is rhetoric or something behind the rhetoric. i think egypt's role will be clearer and clearer in the coming days and weeks. as far as the question whether washington should be worried, it depends how you process and digest all these developments. if someone sitting in washington and they buy into this very fiery rhetoric, sure, they could be concerned. rhetoric has been tough. rhetoric in tough condemnation by mohamed morsi. if you look at what is happening beyond the rhetoric, you can say egypt has not taken any steps that can be viewed as extreme or radical, certainly haven't taken up arms against the israelis. doesn't look like they have given hamas material support. they have come out and explicitly said they're going to maintain the peace accord signed in 1979 between egypt and israel, all these, don, are indications th
should washington be concerned about egypt's role in this conflict? >> reporter: well, first off, we should point out that at this point it is not clear what egypt's role is in this conflict. it is not clear if what we're hearing is rhetoric or something behind the rhetoric. i think egypt's role will be clearer and clearer in the coming days and weeks. as far as the question whether washington should be worried, it depends how you process and digest all these developments. if someone...
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that's according to the washington business journal quoting sources inside the company. other published reports say the company has seen waning interest in discounted e-mails. cnn has reached out to living social for a response. >> sure you'll pay $4 for that caramel frappucino. but would you pay $7 for a regular cup of coffee? starbucks is hoping those coffee connoisseurs are ready to hand over the cash. men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet, or body swelling; enlarged o
that's according to the washington business journal quoting sources inside the company. other published reports say the company has seen waning interest in discounted e-mails. cnn has reached out to living social for a response. >> sure you'll pay $4 for that caramel frappucino. but would you pay $7 for a regular cup of coffee? starbucks is hoping those coffee connoisseurs are ready to hand over the cash. men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer...
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more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> new yorkers looking for some fast food had a bit of a problem yesterday. dozens of workers walked off the job at mcdonalds, kfcs and burger kings. they're fighting for higher wages and the right to unionize. i want you to listen to these protesting workers. >> many people are not able to afford apartments, some are on food stamps. and it's just not livable. >> i'm trying to accomplish better pay, better working condition and more -- provide more clothing, a roof over my kids' head and put food on their table. >> all right. so better wages, better working conditio conditions. how much are they asking for? >> reporter: they're asking fo
more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. >>> new yorkers looking for some fast food had a bit of a...
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chicago sun times washington bureau chief lynn sweet joins me from chicago. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> lynn, first, can you tell us if we know any more about what exacerbated the health problem back in june? because it seems look a lot of the variables, a lot of the root causes had been in place for some time before june. >> well, you know, there were investigations of him, there is another figure that was a player in the overall broader investigation of former now imprisoned governor rod blagojevich that had pled guilty to a charge at about the time that jesse jackson jr. was started being absent and eventually checked into mayo. so we don't know exactly when he knew about this second criminal probe, the one dealing with his campaign finances, but it was just a -- it is the -- when he went into treatment for his mental health, we do know that it is after being under extreme pressure for years dealing with his personal problems and even though he had a political triumph in march, he beat a primary challenger, you know, that triumph obviously w
chicago sun times washington bureau chief lynn sweet joins me from chicago. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> lynn, first, can you tell us if we know any more about what exacerbated the health problem back in june? because it seems look a lot of the variables, a lot of the root causes had been in place for some time before june. >> well, you know, there were investigations of him, there is another figure that was a player in the overall broader investigation of former...
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renee marsh is in washington with tips to keep your holiday spending under control. good morning. >> good morning, carol. this new survey really suggests that this shopping season will be a good one for retailers. this survey comes from the consumer federation of america as well as the credit union national association. so they spoke with more than 1,000 people over the phone. and the survey is suggesting that we will see holiday spending increase anywhere between 3.5 to 4% from last year. keep in mind that's despite those doom and gloom reports about the fiscal cliff, potential tax hikes on everyone, if congress does not act. of the people who were surveyed between november 9th and 13th, many of them said they do plan on spending more this year compared to last year. i have some interesting breakouts for you here, carol. more men said that they will spend more this year compared to last year than women. as far as age goes, the generation wires 18 through 24, they say that they, too, plan on spending more. remember, that group of people have had a tough time breaking
renee marsh is in washington with tips to keep your holiday spending under control. good morning. >> good morning, carol. this new survey really suggests that this shopping season will be a good one for retailers. this survey comes from the consumer federation of america as well as the credit union national association. so they spoke with more than 1,000 people over the phone. and the survey is suggesting that we will see holiday spending increase anywhere between 3.5 to 4% from last...
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retired army general cnn contributor james spider marks joining us from washington. first of all, lawmakers say they watch this video. they saw the attack from beginning to end, and it even included shots of the ambassador being dragged out from this building here. hard to watch. why didn't this intelligence actually help with the initial response and a potential rescue mission? >> suzanne, you are really getting a tactical view of what occurred, and i don't think there was any debate in any of the discussions over the course of the last two months that this was brutal, that this was very targeted. the issue became what motivated this to occur, and, again, from the outset, i don't think anybody argued that the type of weapon systems that were involved in this attack were pretty sophisticated, so, again, how did this occur? what were the motivations for it. >> what was it the consulate knew about, their surroundings, so they were prepared for these kind of eventualities, who would take the appropriate risk? every time you deploy, any time an ambassador goes anywhere,
retired army general cnn contributor james spider marks joining us from washington. first of all, lawmakers say they watch this video. they saw the attack from beginning to end, and it even included shots of the ambassador being dragged out from this building here. hard to watch. why didn't this intelligence actually help with the initial response and a potential rescue mission? >> suzanne, you are really getting a tactical view of what occurred, and i don't think there was any debate in...
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more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. that's her "huge savings" face. yeah. don't worry, i get it all the time. [ male announcer ] we guarantee our low prices. even our black friday prices are backed by ad match. the first and only place to go this black friday. walmart. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. >>> an out of this world thanksgiving meal, turkey and all the fixings, served to the crew aboard the international space station. nasa says the dinner included such space worthy foods as irrateia
more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. that's her "huge savings" face. yeah. don't worry, i get...